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THE BEGINNINGS OF LIFE. 



Fig. 87. 



Development of Infusoria from the Protoplasm of Chara. 

 (Reduced from Nicolet.) 



Portions of two internodes of Chara prepared in the manner described ; 

 one (slightly magnified) as it appears when first prepared, and another 

 (more highly magnified) representing a later stage, in which revolving 

 spheres of various sizes are to be seen. Other masses are attached to 

 the wall of the internode, and are already developing external vesicles 

 (a, 6, c, d), from which various forms of Infusoria are to be developed 

 — d being the kind of matrix which becomes transformed into a Rotifer. 



At the expiration of a day or two, one perceives that 

 this matter has divided in order to form itself into 



